Idioms for daily use (H)

Hairy at the heel
(UK) Someone who is hairy at the heel is dangerous or untrustworthy.

Hale and hearty
Someone who is hale and hearty is in very good health.

Half a loaf is better than no bread
It means that getting part of what you want is better than getting nothing at all.

Half a mind
If you have half a mind to do something, you haven't decided to do it, but are
thinking seriously about doing it.

Half-baked
A half-baked idea or scheme hasn't not been thought through or planned very
well.

Hammer and tongs
If people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely. The idiom
can also be used hen people are doing something energetically.

Hand in glove
If people are hand in glove, they have an extremely close relationship.

Hand in hand

Hand in hand= work together closely When people in a group, say in an office or
in a project, work together with mutual understanding to achieve the target, we
say they work hand in hand. There is no lack of co-operation and each
synchoranises the activity with that of the other.

Hand that rocks the cradle
Women have a great power and influence because they have the greatest
influence over the development of children- the hand that rocks the cradle. ('The
hand that rocks the cradle rules the world' is the full form.)

Hand to mouth
Someone who's living from hand to mouth, is very poor and needs the little
money they have coming in to cover their expenses.

Hands down
If someone is better hands down than everyone else, they are much better.

Handwriting like chicken scratch
If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

Hang by a thread
If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being
successful or surviving.